Air Force Academy

Keil Bartholomew

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Class: Senior Hometown: Gulfport, MS High School: St. John

Height / Weight: 5-8 / 165 Position: SPC

2009 (Junior) - Played in one game, the season opener against Nicholls State ... punted twice for 87 yards, a 43.5 average ... had a long punt of 46 yards.

2008 (Sophomore) - Played on the junior varsity ... dressed for varsity home games and made the bowl travel squad, but did not play.

2007 (Freshman) - Played on the junior varsity all season.

High School - Lettered four years in football, three in power lifting, two in soccer and one in track ... helped lead his team to the power lifting state championship, placing second individually ... named all-district in football ... high school football coach was Brad Rhodes ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... was an honor roll student.

Personal - Nickname is Bart ... member of cadet squadron 10 ... son of Harold and Denise Bartholomew ... has a younger sister, Randilynn ... major is systems engineering management ... minor is Russian ... on the dean's list every semester ... on the commandant's list for military excellence twice ... was the group safety/medical officer for Basic Cadet Training this past summer, responsible for the safety and care of more than 1,000 incoming freshmen ... went to Ukraine for language immersion in the summer of 2009 ... hobbies include playing the guitar in his band ... favorite NFL football team is the New Orleans Saints ... favorite player is Saints quarterback Drew Brees ... greatest moment in sports was catching four touchdown passes in a high school game ... following graduation, would like to become an acquisitions officer and then at some point work with car companies or aviation companies helping design new systems ... during his senior year in high school, the eye of Hurricane Katrina went through his hometown.